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1.62The62tendency62to62believe62claims62because62they62seem62true62or62because62it62wo
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a.6262uncritical62acceptance.62
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b.6262confirmation62bias.62
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c.6262critical62acceptance.62
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d.6262awareness62bias.62
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2.62What62is62confirmation62bias?62
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a.6262The62tendency62to62believe62claims62because62they62seem62true,62or62because62it62
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b.6262The62tendency62to62remember62information62that62fits62one’s62expectations62while6
2ignoring62discrepancies.62
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c.6262Unfounded62belief62held62without62evidence62or62in62spite62of62falsifying62evidence.
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d.6262Personal62observation62of62your62own62thoughts,62feelings,62and62behavior.62
ANSWER:626262b62
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3.62What62is62a62superstition?62
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a.6262The62tendency62to62remember62or62notice62information62that62fits62one’s62expectati
ons.62
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b.6262An62unfounded62belief62held62without62evidence62or62in62spite62of62falsifying62evid
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c.6262The62tendency62to62believe62claims62because62they62seem62true62or62because62it62w

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d.6262Someone62with62a62dominant62personality62that62can62strongly62influence62other62
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ANSWER:626262b62
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4.62Which62of62the62following62is62an62unfounded62belief62held62without62evidence62or62i
n62spite62of62falsifying62evidence?62
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a.6262superstition62
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b.6262introspection62
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c.6262confirmation62bias62
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d.6262uncritical62acceptance62
ANSWER:626262a62
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5.62Personal62observation62of62one's62own62thoughts,62feelings,62or62behavior62is62called
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a.6262introspection.62
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b.6262cognitive62unconscious.62
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c.6262imageless62thought.62
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d.6262critical62thinking.62
ANSWER:626262a62
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6.62The62study62of62sensations62and62personal62experience62analyzed62as62basic62elemen
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a.6262structuralism.62
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b.6262Gestalt62psychology.62
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c.6262scientific62observation.62
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d.6262functionalism.62
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7.62Which62of62the62following62fields62analyzes62sensations62and62personal62experience62
as62basic62elements?62
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a.6262structuralism62

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Chapter6201:62Psychology,62Critical62Thinking,62and62Science62
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b.6262functionalism62
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c.6262behaviorism62
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d.6262biopsychosocial62
ANSWER:626262a62
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8.62Which62of62the62following62describes62a62field62of62study62that62only62focuses62on62
whole62units62of62thinking,62learning,62and62perception?62
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a.6262Gestalt62psychology62
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b.6262structural62psychology62
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c.6262evolutionary62psychology62
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d.6262phrenology62
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9.62Which62of62the62following62statements62relates62to62the62term62Gestalt62psychology?6
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a.6262study62of62dreams62and62their62meaning62
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b.6262study62of62thinking62and62perception62in62whole62units62
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c.6262study62of62one's62attachment62to62significant62others62
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d.6262study62of62cognitive62dissonance62
ANSWER:626262b62
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10.62What62is62functionalism?62

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a.6262School62of62psychology62that62considers62behaviors62in62terms62of62active62adaptati
ons.62
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b.6262Study62of62thinking,62learning,62and62perception62in62whole62units62only,62not62part
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c.6262School62of62psychology62that62studies62individual62sensations62and62personal62expe
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d.6262School62of62psychology62that62emphasizes62study62of62observable62actions62over62s
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ANSWER:626262a62
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11.62Which62school62of62psychology62considers62behaviors62in62terms62of62active62adapt
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a.6262Gestalt62psychology62
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b.6262behaviorism62
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c.6262functionalism62
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d.6262structuralism62
ANSWER:626262c62
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12.62Evolutionary62psychologists62would62focus62on62which62of62the62following?62
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a.6262genetically62influenced62behavior62that62is62inherited62and62adaptive62
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b.6262sensations62and62personal62experiences62analyzed62as62parts62of62the62whole62unit
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c.6262bodily62events62and62their62effects62on62feelings62and62thoughts62
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d.6262psychological62features62of62people62working62in62groups62
ANSWER:626262a62
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13.62Which62of62these62refers62to62the62inability62to62become62subjectively62aware62of62s
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a.6262imageless62thought62
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b.6262natural62selection62
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c.6262functionalism62

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